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Color printing used to be reserved for only the most important documents, where the high cost was justifiable. As printing
technologies have advanced, however, color printing has been added to the everyday office environment. Today, the demand for
color printing is growing as more and more organizations (...)
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Color Printing Technologies: Which One Is Best for Your Document Production? Source: RISO,
Inc. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Developing production planning and scheduling software for any textile mill is a real challenge even for seasoned
industry experts. This article focuses on some o (...)
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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Dev...
Published:
2004-09-27
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Intentia's Movex provides ample tools to respond to the trends and challenges of the fashion industry. While Intentia needs
to continue to work to get its financial house in order, based on its functions and features Movex deserves to be on anyone's
short list of vendors able to competently compete in th (...)
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production color:
Intentia's Movex provides ample tools to respond to the trends and challenges of the fashion industry. While Intentia
needs to continue to work to...
Published:
2004-10-07
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Kraft’s brand portfolio contains many of the world’s favorite snack foods, including Oreo, Ritz, DiGiorno and Kool-Aid. Kraft’s
challenge: to ensure consistent flavor and appearance by regulating production processes and measuring the flavor, color,
aroma, and other attributes of each product. The (...)
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production color:
... Kraft’s challenge: to ensure consistent flavor and appearance by regulating production
processes and measuring the flavor, color, aroma, and other attributes ...
Published:
2011-05-24
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... them to wait until the optimal moment to make a decision on color, style, or even store
location destination, and move prediction closer to production. ...
Published:
2010-02-24
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As with any manufacturing operation, process manufacturing has special system requirements such as formulas, unit of measure
conversions, and packaging recipes. However, within the realm of process manufacturing, specific industries have needs that
are more critical than others. This article explores the (...)
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production color:
... A concern and ongoing production problem in the textile industry is the matter ...
second for short is off QC specification in terms of color, consistency, pattern ...
Published:
2004-05-28
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A common need of plastics producers is real-time shop floor production monitoring. This serves many purposes, including tracking
cycles on tools or machines, data collection, precision measurement, analysis and reporting, gage management, and material
usage and labor tracking. (...)
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production color:
A common need of plastics producers is real-time shop floor production monitoring. This serves many purposes, including tracking
cycles on tools o...
Published:
2006-09-07
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... We use visual production control signals or color coded alerts relative
to optimum econimic value adde to trigger decisions or actions. ...
Published:
2010-11-19
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The nature of a sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate
demand, the item's primary source of supply, and the production strategy for manufactured items. Consideration of these factors
can be illustrated with several common scenarios. (...)
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production color:
The nature of a sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate
demand, the item's prima...
Published:
2004-03-25
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you may find your profits falling on the cutting floor and money being swept out with the scraps. Read
on to find out why running with a pair of scissors is not t (...)
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production color:
The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you...
Published:
2004-10-06
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The most successful retailers are those that continually focus on driving the very best performance from each of their suppliers,
and that work collaboratively to improve performance in areas such as on-time delivery, product quality, and regulatory compliance. (...)
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The most successful retailers are those that continually focus on driving the very best performance from each of their suppliers,
and that work co...
Published:
2007-08-15
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Easy to read. Download the case study about Martin's Wood Products. Martin’s Wood Products, producers of solid wood furniture
for over 20 years, is a family-run business that has aimed to keep pace with the enterprise resource planning (ERP) advances
of the 21st century. To bring costing under control, (...)
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Case Study: Martin’s Wood Products. Source: Global Shop Solutions. Document Type: Case Study Description: Martin’s Wood Products
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Published:
2010-03-11
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Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated
applications and services that are typically expected from larger tier one vendors, IQMS has truly differentiated itself in
the market. (...)
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production color:
Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated applications
and services...
Published:
2005-04-06
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To help fashion players achieve the most out of adopting PLM methodology and systems while respecting the uniqueness of fashion
products and business processes, the article introduces a two-layer model to facilitate the process of selecting a fashion
PLM solution. (...)
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production color:
... design process management, material development management, color and print ...
documentation, validation, management, and communication of production processes ...
Published:
2009-10-05
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Abstract:
To help fashion players achieve the most out of adopting PLM methodology and systems while respecting the uniqueness of fashion
products and business processes, the article introduces a two-layer model to facilitate the process of selecting a fashion
PLM solution. (...)
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production color:
... design process management, material development management, color and print ...
documentation, validation, management, and communication of production processes ...
Published:
2009-10-05
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Abstract:
How many ERP vendors, including the largest ones, have natively built-in real-time production monitoring, warehousing management,
time and attendance capture, and complete quality management systems? (...)
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How many ERP vendors, including the largest ones, have natively built-in real-time production monitoring, warehousing management,
time and attenda...
Published:
2005-03-12
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Before merging with Lawson, Intentia already had initiated cost-cutting measures on its products, target markets, and sales
channels. This, corporate cultural changes, and an infusion of research money help the "new" Intentia become a world class
solutions provider to the mid-market. (...)
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production color:
Before merging with Lawson, Intentia already had initiated cost-cutting measures on its products, target markets, and sales
channels. This, corpor...
Published:
2005-10-26
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Gama Impresores, a midsized offset printing company based in Mexico City, recently bought an custom-built enterprise resource
planning (ERP) system. However, while the ERP solution helped control back-office functions, it also showed that production
was inefficient and that late deliveries threatened Gam (...)
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production color:
... However, while the ERP solution helped control back-office functions, it also showed that production
was inefficient and that late deliveries threatened Gama ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
A number of lean manufacturing tools and practices have long been used to reduce manufacturing waste. These include the five
S's, visual controls, standardized work, mistake proofing, total productive maintenance, cellular manufacturing, single-digit
setup, pull systems, sequencing, activity-based costin (...)
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production color:
A number of lean manufacturing tools and practices have long been used to reduce manufacturing waste. These include the five
S's, visual controls,...
Published:
2006-02-14
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Retail remains a very tactile industry, focused on the hand, drape, and durability of fabrics and trim—besides which, designs
are still being sketched on paper and pinned on size models or mannequins. (...)
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Retail remains a very tactile industry, focused on the hand, drape, and durability of fabrics and trim—besides which, designs
are still being sket...
Published:
2006-06-29